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Anne McCosker Papers. File
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Real property maps and land ownership orders.

Final order dated 22 June 1953, re-establishing ownership of the Matala plantation to Herbert Walford King and Stanley McCosker under the New Guinea Land Titles Restoration Ordinance 1951-1952; and a map of the islands of the Hermit Group, supplied to H. Walford King in September 1956.

New Guinea photographs, 1929 to 1941.

Photographic prints showing people, plantation life and scenery in the Australian Territory of New Guinea. Locations include Wara-Ta-Bar (New Ireland), Ningau, Matala Plantation and Witu. Many of the photographs feature local people wearing ceremonial dress, undertaking ceremonial performances and posing for the photographer. Most of the photographs were taken in the 1930s.

Correspondence undated.

Undated miscellaneous personal correspondence, notes and emphemera of Anne McCosker. Most of the correspondence and notes deal with Anne McCosker's book Masked Eden and debates about aspects of the history of Australian New Guinea.

Letters from Walford King.

Letters from Walford King in 1940 during his war service in Palestine and a photograph of King in AIF uniform in Jerusalem in 1940. The folder also contains a letter dated 25 December 1924 from 'Joe' to Telong, identified as G.T. Heathcote.

Letters from Marjorie McCosker.

Letters from Marjorie McCosker, mostly to Francie. Folder also contains a travel coupon for Mrs S. McCosker for travel from Brisbane to Rabaul, date 17 July 1950.

Maps of New Britain.

Three maps of New Britain. The earliest map, dated 1927, shows New Britain in relation to surrounding islands and the New Guinea mainland. It includes an index of properties and places, and shows plantations and trading stations. The other two maps were issued by the U.S. Army in 1943 and show sections of New Britain. An accompanying note by Anne McCosker states the maps were used by Stan McCosker during the war years.

Research papers 5.

Letters from Stan to Marjorie McCosker in 1941 after she was evacuated from New Guinea to Australia, a letter from Stan McCosker to Walford King, and a letter from Marjorie to Francie King. The file also contains instructions dated 30 May 1940 from the Commanding Officer of the New Guinea Volunteer Rifles listing the personnel to escort enemy internees from Rabaul to Sydney. Stan McCosker is named as one of the seven members of the escort.

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